Major Damage to 90-year-old Home, Los Gatos, California

E.V. Leyendecker U.S. Geological Survey

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This early 1900s wooden residence in Los Gatos sustained major damage when it moved off its foundation. Many houses that were not bolted to their foundations partially collapsed. The area bounded by Los Gatos Boulevard on the east and Highway 17 on the west in Los Gatos experienced ground cracking and compressional deformation.

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz mountains. Movement occurred along a 40-km segment of the San Andreas fault from southwest of Los Gatos to north of San Juan Bautista.